Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 631

Batum

Batum /baˈtum/

“the city of Batumi”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Batum?

Batum

IPA /baˈtum/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Batum mean?

Batum is what Turkish calls Batumi, the port city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, which was under Ottoman rule until 1878. The surname rests on this place name and suggests a family link with the city.1

What is Batum made of?

Batum is a single root: Batum (city on the Black Sea coast of Georgia).

Batum root Batum city on the Black Seacoast of Georgia OTHER Batum “a city in Georgia(Batumi)” Batum Batum root city on the Black Sea coast of Georgia Batum OTHER “a city in Georgia (Batumi)”
Batum: parts and root words
  • Batum Other — a city in Georgia (Batumi)1

How was the name Batum formed?

Batum belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Batum?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Batumlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Batum?

  1. Süheyl Batum politician 1955–
  2. Rüstem Batum news presenter 1952–
  3. Sadık Batum statesperson 1928–2013
  4. Ufuk Batum writer 1967–
  5. Özgür Batum researcher
  6. Nicolas Batum basketball player 1988–

People surnamed Batum as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Batum accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Batum

Q1

What does the surname Batum mean?

Batum is what Turkish calls Batumi, the port city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, which was under Ottoman rule until 1878. The surname rests on this place name and suggests a family link with the city.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Batum?

The root word of Batum is Batum (another language): “a city in Georgia (Batumi)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Batum?

Ba·tum, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈtum/.